
The Mary Tyler Chapter awards scholarships to students, presents the DAR Good Citizen Awards, American History Essay Awards, assists with funding the DAR approved schools, volunteers annually to veteran patients, presents American flags to newly naturalized citizens, conducts the Tyler Flag Day Ceremony, awards DAR Historical Markers to approved sites, assists with the marking of Revolutionary War Soldiers' graves, partners with the Governor's Mansion Restoration Committee in raising funds to restore the Governor's Mansion in Austin and promotes numerous Constitution Week programs and commemorative events in Tyler.
Any woman, 18 years or older, who can prove direct lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership